Paula Deen's Hidden Mint Cookies Recipe

"This is a quick cookie with a homemade feel to it," says Deen. "I just take slices of that store-bought dough and wrap them around a mint cookie or a piece of Snickers and bake it. It looks like a cookie I've gone through a lot of trouble to make."

Nov 14, 2008

John Kernick

Active time: 20 minutes

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Bake time: 12 minutes per batch

Total time: 1 hour plus cooling

Makes: 15 sandwich cookies

1 log (16.5 oz.) refrigerated sugar-cookie dough

15 chocolate-mint wafers or cookies

1 lg. egg, beaten

2 tbsp. chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease large cookie sheet.

2. Cut cookie log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (you should get 30 slices). Place some cookie slices, 3 inches apart, on prepared cookie sheet (cookies will spread a lot). Place a mint wafer in the center of each cookie; top with a second cookie. Brush top of cookies with some egg; sprinkle with some nuts.

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